Labor rights in Latin America

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Decline in Rights Parallels Rise in Poverty
By Jose Zambrano, IPS, 29 April 1998. The decline of economic and social rights of workers in Latin America has paralleled the rise in poverty. The informal sector, the denial of freedom to organise and collective bargaining, under-and unemployment, exclusion from essential services and social exclusion are key problems.
The fruits of anger: Banana Workers Restriction
By André Linard, ICFTU OnLine, 4 May 1998. The World Trade Organisation's ruling against the European banana market is a defeat for workers. The International union of food and agricultural workers (IUF) is organising a conference in Brussels to promote a charter which would include workers' rights in plantations and the access of small producers to international markets.
Union Rights Threatened as Unemployment Rises
By Abraham Lama, IPS, 16 December 1999. Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean face the new millennium with growing unemployment and reduced social security and labour rights. The ILO maintains that economic growth is essential for improving the labor situation and believes that the outlook for next year shows a recovery trend.
Labor Rights For All Workers
OWC Update, 16 August 2000. Two items. 1) Resolution in Support of Unconditional Amnesty for All Undocumented Immigrants and Labor Rights For All Workers (adopted by the national convention of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement/LCLAA, AFL-CIO. 2) Organize and Defend the Rights of Immigrant Workers—Presentation by David Bacon to the Oregon State AFL-CIO Summer School.